Yamile Mojardin

PLNU Sustainable Superstars BBA Spring 2022

"reuse, recycle, reduce"

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
1,011 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

30

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

193

minutes

spent exercising
UP TO

102

minutes

being mindful
UP TO

70

plastic containers

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

29

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Yamile's actions

Health

Joyful Movement

I will spend 10 minutes doing an activity where I'm both moving my body and enjoying myself.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation

I will spend 5 minutes practicing Loving-Kindness Meditation to nurture love and compassion for myself and others.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Reduce refined sugar

I will keep track and reduce my consumption of refined sugars, including sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Take Control

Both systemic and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Energy

Heat and Cool Naturally

I will naturally heat and cool my house, office, or dorm room by opening or closing my windows, curtains, and blinds, and by using fans.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Adjust the Thermostat

I will adjust my thermostat down 2 degrees from usual when I use the heat, and up 2 degrees when I use air conditioning.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Turn it off

I will keep lights, electronics, and appliances turned off when not using them.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Power Down the Computer

I will power down my computer and monitor when not using it for more than 2 hours, saving up to (1.1) lbs of CO2 each day that I do this.

COMPLETED 26
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

If at all possible, I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 5 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Reduce Single-Use Disposables

Cheap, single-use items and disposable packaging end up blowing around as litter more often in poor and POC-majority neighborhoods. I will find out how I can limit single-use items and do my best to limit the waste I generate.

COMPLETED 29
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Energy Heat and Cool Naturally

What are other ways you could use the power of the sun to reduce your own environmental footprint?

Yamile Mojardin 4/30/2022 10:04 PM

A personal way that I quite enjoy using the sun as is just for lighting. Nothing feels better than just using the light from the sun to light up the room instead of having to rely on lights to do something.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use Reusable Bags

What do you do if you find yourself in the situation of needing a bag for items but don't have a reusable one with you or aren't allowed to use the one you brought? Carry things out in your hands? In a cart? Accept a disposable one? If you find yourself in this position often, what system could you put in place to try to create a successful habit of not using plastic bags?

Yamile Mojardin 4/28/2022 11:42 PM

Depending on the amount of things that I have with me, I will opt to just carry the items. In the case that they are far too many and I have a car available, I will not ask for plastic bags. This may not always be the case, there are times in which I will end up having to use a plastic bag but I know that due to my limited options I had to get the bag.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Use a Reusable Mug

Maybe you've heard how good it is to switch from a single use coffee cup to a reusable one, but it's just hard to make the switch. What stands in your way of making this a habit? By identifying the challenges, you can begin to work through them to have better success in taking this action. Knowing the difference you are making, how does it make you feel?

Yamile Mojardin 4/28/2022 11:39 PM

Personally, this is not a problem because I don't drink coffee. Regardless of whatever beverage that I am consuming, I lean towards using a reusable cup instead of single use ones.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Reduce refined sugar

Before you started this challenge, did you think you were 'addicted' to sugar? How do you feel now?

Yamile Mojardin 4/27/2022 9:51 PM

I was definitely addicted to sugar, in fact I think I still am. I definitely feel that I have made my body become more dependent on refined sugar for energy instead of just natural sugar that is already found in food. I do still feel like I have to try harder to lower my dependency on it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health Joyful Movement

What's your favorite activity(ies) in which you experience joy while being active and moving?

Yamile Mojardin 4/27/2022 9:49 PM

Being limited to the movements that I can already do, one of my favourite activities is just to stretch at the same time that my animal crossing character is stretching. It allows that movement of which I can handle and is quite refreshing to do so.

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